The pink lanternshark (Etmopterus dianthus) is a shark of the family Etmopteridae found around Australia and New Caledonia, at depths of between 110 and 880 m.[citation needed] Its length is up to 41 cm.
Pink lanternshark | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
Order: | Squaliformes |
Family: | Etmopteridae |
Genus: | Etmopterus |
Species: | E. dianthus
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Binomial name | |
Etmopterus dianthus Last, G. H. Burgess & Séret, 2002
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Range of the pink lanternshark (in blue) |
Reproduction is ovoviviparous.